When to paint a house exterior in Jackson, MI
When to paint in Jackson, MI
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 11Jun
- 17Jul
- 16Aug
- 12Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 39°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 49°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 61°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 13 | 47° / 73°F |
| June | 11 | 7 | 17 | 55° / 82°F |
| July | 17 | 10 | 18 | 59° / 85°F |
| August | 16 | 12 | 18 | 58° / 83°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 19 | 53° / 78°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 11 | 42° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Jackson compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Adrian (70 a year, 30 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 53 a year. A gap like that between towns is usually elevation, a coast or a lake, which is why a painter from a few towns over can be on a different schedule.
| Place | From Jackson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian, MI | 30 mi southeast | 70 | June to August | Adrian Lenawee County Airport |
| Lansing, MI | 33 mi north | 65 | July to August | Capital City Airport |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 35 mi east | 53 | July to August | Ann Arbor Municipal Airport |
| East Lansing, MI | 35 mi north | 65 | July to August | Capital City Airport |
| Coldwater, MI | 37 mi southwest | 68 | July to August | Brooks Field Airport |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 40 mi east | 61 | July to September | Willow Run Airport |
How Jackson ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Jackson (population 30,920, 35th largest) ranks 70th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 201 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jakson County-Rynolds Field Airport (3.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.